Senzo Mchunu's chief of staff confirmed links with Mogotsi, says Mkhwanazi

POLICE Minister Senzo Mchunu’s chief of staff Cedric Nkabinde had allegedly told KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi that controversial business Brown Mogotsi was “very close” to Mchunu.

- MAYIBONGWE MAQHINA [e-mail]

KZN Police Commissioner Lt-Gen. Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says Police Minister Senzo Mchunu's chief of staff told him about his appointment before he was appointed as political head of the ministry while he was minister of water and sanitation.

(ARMAND HOUGH Independent Newspapers)

Mkhwanazi disclosed this when testifying before the Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of political interference in the disbandment of the political killings task team, corruption and misconduct in the police's crime intelligence division.

He spoke of how Nkabinde entered the chief of staff position without a comprehensive understanding of what the role entails.